Portable cooking appliance



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Patented Feb. 3, 1925.`

UNI-TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR AscHE, or DARLINGHRST, NEAR SYDNEXNEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALA.

PORTABLE cooKING APPLIANCE.

lApplication ined April' 2,

- neath said hinged flaps there are two doors,1

To alt whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, OSCAR ASGHE, a subject of tlievKing of Great Britain, residing atNo. 202 Newj-Hampton Court, Darling.-

liui-st, near Sydney, in the State of New p South VVales,`CommonWealth of Australia,

have invented new and vuseful Improvements- 'in and Relating to Portable Cooking Appliances, of which the following is a specifica` tion.

This invention relates to improvements in and connected with portable cooking apparatus. More particularly, it relates to a.

portable combination apparatus havin means whereby comestibles can be stored an kept in cool condition, and means whereby hot meals can be economically.

An object of the invention is to provide a portable dual purpose apparatus of durable and compact construction, primarily for outdoor use by motorists, picnickers, campers and others, but also adapted for installation in residences and in iats where it can be used with equal advantage for the'L ready and convenient` preparation of hot meals, While proprepared conveniently and vidingfa'cilities to store and maintain comestibles in cool condition. 4

A further object of the invention is to provide aA portable cooking apparatus having adjustably movable parts, which function as Wind deiecting shields, and of'such general construction as will permit cooking operations, using va' fuel such as methylated Spirits, to be performed satisfactorily, economically and with an entire'absence of danger, notwithstanding that the apparatus may be in the open air and the weather windy or stormy. 1

The combination apparatus comprises a cabinet lined with light metal, such as aluminum, and having a surrounding .air

passage'. Axlid hingedly secured to the casing has end sector plates which serve as wind deflectors, and it is furnished on its interior surface. with one or more. basket'or rack devices to accommodate crockeryware or utensils. This lid can be locked at a required elevation by appropriate .retaining devices.

Extending-across the full length of. the cabinetat its forward end is a hinged Help having suitable end members and adaptedto be infolded for closure purposes and downfolded to serveasa Ashelf to support'vessels or utensils that are in use. Immediately be'- apparatus having 1924. 'serial No. 703,714.

each of which is hinged tothe cabinet at its vlower end and is adapted to b e downwardly 4folded to provide an additional shelf or Suport.

movable partition into a cooling' chamber and a cooker section. Positioned'within the cooling chamber .is an' ice-chest havin a hinged cover and a hinged front'flap, us

permitting comestibles to be conveniently inserted and withdrawn.

The cooker section is equipped with a metal=tray, on which fuel burners Iare supf, ported: a broiling grid of novel `construc- The cabinet isl divided by a vertical retion: and a grid frame to support cooking utensils at a required height above the fuel closed.

V Ih'gurel isa vertical section on the line' 2-2 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 isa vertical section on thelines 3J-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a broiling grid adapted to be detachably fitted into the cooker section of the apparatus.

Figure 7 is a' detail sectlonal view villustrating cabinet.

Figure 8 is a detail sectional view in plan showing the slidably detachable partitionlng Wall of the cabinet.

Figures 6, 7. and 8 are drawn to a larger scale than .the remaining figures.

' In these views, wherein like characters of .reference indicate the sameor'similarparts,

a method of wall insulation for the 1 designates a rectangular-shaped cabinet.

which ispreferably constructed of wood and dimensioned to fit upon, and be supported by, the running board of an automobile. lA '110 lining 2 of light metal, such as aluminum,

is fitted in the cabinet and is distanced there- .fromto provideA a jacketed space 3 for the v- I free circulation of atmospheric air around the bottom, the rear wall and the two side walls orf said jacket.

The cabinet has a vertical partitioning wall 4 of hollow or tubular formation, which is removable by being verticall slidable in channelled guides 5. This partitioning wall may be filled with asbesto-s or similar heathaving pintles accommodated in slots 9B' (3opreparatory to cookin operations.

formed in the lining 2 and in the partitioning wall 4, while the cover section 10 is furnished with a ring or like finger-piece 10a The two hingedly connected sections of the cover can be elevated and lowered as an unit, and the flap 10 may be raised and lowered as an independent integer, thereby facilitating the insert-ion and the removal of articles of varying sizes into and from said ice-chest.

Each of the compartments 6 and 7 has at its front end a door 11 that is hinged` to the bottom of said cabinet, and is adapted to be downwardly folded to provide a shelf to sup-port articlesuse-d with the apparatus. When upward closing movement is imparted to said doors, they are automatically locked by the use of appropriate spring latching devices of well-known character.

Fitted in the cooker section or compartment 7 of the cabinet is a metal tray 12 that supports a series of fuel' burners 13. Whenthe door 11 of this compartment of the apparatus is down-folded, it functions as a Vsupporting ledge, enabling said tray and the burnersv supported thereon to be conveniently inserted into the compartment and withdrawn therefrom, when occasion requires.

The fuel burners 13 are preferably in the form .of cylindrical containers, in each of which is packed cotton or like fibrous material that has been saturated with Ainfiammable liquid fuel such as methylated spirits. Other forms of vfuel burners, that are wellknown, may be used, or, if desired, wood may be utilized as thefuel, but for convenience I prefer to use burners of the type mentioned and frequently referred to as canned-heat. The cylindrical containers of the spirit-saturated fibre may be provided with covers adapted to be readily detached A grid '14, preferab y constructedv in the form of awire frame having legs 15 fits within the cooker section 7 o-f the cabinet 1. This grid having its legs resting on the tray 12 supports cooking utensils at an approved height above the burners 13. The cooking utensils are not illustrated, but I prefer to employ aluminium vessels of varylng sizes, which are nested together for compactness after use.

For broiling meats, va grid 16'as is illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings, is cmployed in lieu of the grid 14.

This broiling grid is of square or rectangular configuration having supporting legs 17 to rest upon the tray 12 when theA appllance is inserted within the` cooking coinpartment 7 The marginal bars `18 and the grid bars 18a arranged in inter-secting lines are substantially of V-shape in cross-section and communicate with the parallel rows of concaved catchments 19.

secured to its rear wall. Afhxed #to the underside of the said cover at its opposite ends are sector plates 22 that are positioned so as to be accommodated in the air space 3, when said lid is closed. Formed in said sector plates are radius slots 23. Bolts 2e are passed through holes formed in the end walls of the cabinet, and extend through said slots, their inner ends being fitted with wing-nuts 25. These wing-nuts, when tightened, bear.

against the lining 2 and cause it to frictionally engage the sector plates 22, whereby the hinged lid 21 is seaurely 4retained in clevated position. By ea ting the wing-nuts 25, the lid 21 may be either` lowered or raised on hinges, when the nuts are aga-in tightened against the lining 2, thereby immovably securing said cover in a selected adjusted position. Moreover, said sector Iplates function as wind defiectors or shields and aid in the obtainment of satisfactory cooking results under open air conditions.

A wire basket 26 having loops 27 is dctachably secured to the interior surface of the hinged lid 21, by rods passing through screw eyes 28 fastened to said lid. This basket is designed to accommodate plates or like articles desired to be warmedv prior to the serving of a meal, or alternatively it can be readily detached from said hinged lid by removal of said rods and placed. upon thc grid Within the cooker compartment 7 and utilized for toasting or like purposes.

The passage of heated air, through the As a result of the antler-communication existing between the r '60j lid 21..

cooker compartment 7 quickly warms the plates held by the basket, and if necessary, the lid 21 can be suitably adjusted for the purpose. An additional wire basket may be secured to the interior surface of the hinged lid 21 at its opposite end, as is indicated b wall of the cabinet.

thebroken lines in Figure 1.

A hinged flap 29 is connected to the cabinet 1 at its forward end. Said iiap is posi-v tioned above the two doors 11,\and it eX- tends the full length of the cabinet to provide a closure for the upper end portions of the compartments 6 and 7 and, when downwardly folded to the horizontal, to serve as a shelf to sup-port, at a convenient elevation, articles ory utensils used in cooking or for the serving of meals.

Aiixed to the upper surface of the flap l 29 are end plates 30'adapted to be accommodated within the air space 3 between the cabinet end walls and the lining 2, when said lflap is closed. Said end' plates 30 serve as wind-shields similarly to the sector plates ,22, and they are appropriately curved at VHap 29 can be locked in adjusted elevated position by .tightening the wing-nuts 25 against the'metal lining 2 so as to cause it to frictionallyl engage the end plates 30 in the same manner as the sector plates 22 of the lid 21 are engaged.

The rear wall of the cooker compartment 7 iis preferably constructed of two metallic plates 32 and 33 with a packing 34 of asbestos or like insulating material-see Figure 7.

This heat resisting wall is secured to the,

cabinet 1 at an approved distance from its interior surface by the use of distance pieces 35 formed of cork or other light material and screws 36 that are passed throughsaid wall and the distance pieces into the rear The upper ends of the plates 32 and 33 of the heat resisting wall secured in the rear end of the cabinet 1 are flanged upwardly and. inwardly to provide a baie 37 which prevents the heat fumes ascending through the cooking chamber from impinging d1- air space 3, and to provide facilities for rcctly against the woodwork of the hinged The metal lining 2 lis secured to the cabinet 1 vby* the use of washers 35 of cork or like material and screws 36 (similar tothose hereinbefore described) to form thev jacketed removal of said lining as an unit from the cabinet for cleaning or other purposes.

Small tubes 38 are secured to the metal lining 2 and pass through the bottom of the cooker compartment 7 to permit the discharge of iushing water or liquid that may overflow from the cooking utensils within said compartment. Cleat-s 39 are afiixed to the underside of said cabinet to support it at a suitable distance above 'the ground level and enable the tubes 38 to function also as ducts for the admission of air streams to the fuel burners 13. The cleats 39 also pro- Vide a passage for thc inlet of air through ports 40 in the bottom of the cabinet 1 into the jacketed space 3. The air circulates freely through the jacketed space around the cooling and cooker compartments 6 and 7 respectively, and escapes through ports 41 lthat are formed in the rear and two end Walls of the cabinet 1.

Handles 42 fastened to the ends of the cabinet permit the combination apparatus to `be .conveniently carried from-one situation to another, and locks 43 jof the automatic snap` type are provided to lock the hinged lid 21 and iiap 29 when closed together.

The paaaioning Wan 4 and the ice-Chest 8 with its' covers 9 and 10 may be removed Y from the cabinet 1 to provide a cooker compartment that extends'the full length of said cabinet. Under these circumstances. the additional wire basket 26 would be of service for plate warming, while a tray 12, burners 13and a gridv 14 or 16 are inserted in the left-hand side of the cabinet in lieu of the detached ice chest.

A preferred construction has been. herein described, but I wish it to be lunderstood that modifications in' construction. design and arrangement of the integers of the improved apparatus may be made within the ambit of the invention as defined by the following claiming clauses.

What I do claim is 1. A portable combination cooking apparatus comprising a cabinet. a artitioning wall in said cabinet dividing 1t into two compartments, an ice chest in `one of sald com artments, fuel burners and grid bars in tlie other of said compartments, an adjustable lid lonpsaid cabinet covering both of said compartments, a hinged Hap at the front of said cabinet, and end plateson said lid and said flap acting as Wind-shields, substantially as described. 4 y 2. A portable combination cookmg apparatus according to claim l, wherein the cabinet has a metallic lining and tubes are fitted vto said lining and pass throughthe vbottom of the cabinet, substantially as described.

3. A. portable combination cooking appa- `ratus,"according to claiml, wherein cleats are fastened to the underneath'lsurface of the wall in said. cabinet dividing it into twov compartments, an ice chest in one of said compartments, fuel burners and grid Abars in the other of said compartments, a cover on said cabinet, sector plates affixed to the ends of said lid and accommodated in the jacketed air space around the-cabinet when said lid is'closed, slots in said sector plates, and bolts passed through said slots andl fitted with nuts to retain said lid in adjusted position, substantially as described. 4

5. A portable combination cooking apparatus compris' a' cabinet, a partitioning ``0 wall in said ca inet dividing 1t into two compartments, anice chest in one compartnient, fuel burners and grid bars in the other of said compartments, a lid on said cabinet, a hinged flap at lthe front of said cabinet, and functioning as a shelf when downward- 1y folded, end plates aflixed to said flap and accommodated in the jacketed air space around the cabinet, bolts passed through said cabinet and fitted with wing-nuts retaining said hinged Hap in adjusted osition, and stops on said end plates adapt to contact with said bolts and limit the downward movement of said hinged flap, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature' 

